Film Screening: The Grandchildren of the Revolution

Part of the Movement Gallery will be screening The Grandchildren of the Revolution directed by Carlos Montaner. This documentary was shot guerrilla-style in Cuba and features the disaffected youth of the island-nation and their hopes, frustrations, and concerns. Today young people are openly demanding changes in Cuba. The Grandchildren of the Cuban Revolution give the youth a voice to share their feelings and concerns. Shot undercover The Grandchildren of the Cuban Revolution (2010) give the youth of Cuba a voice. Contains mature themes, graphic language and strong images.
 
This film screening is part of the exhibit Havana Now, in collaboration between Bihl Haus Arts and Southwest Workers Union. Havana Now is an exhibit by photographer Eric Lane. Havana Now is a series of enhanced digital color images printed on canvas.

At first glance, the images are of the streets and people of Havana, Cuba. “Personally,” writes Eric Lane, “these images have a deeper meaning. They represent how far I have come from those fear-laden days of my childhood when I built a ‘nuclear shelter’ under the playhouse in our backyard, to today when I know it’s well past time to end the longest embargo in U.S. history. They reflect my own evolution, philosophically, creatively, and politically, from the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 to my trip to Cuba in 2012. I hope this exhibit is not only a feast for your eyes but also a window into the beautiful soul that is Cuba.”

The exhibit continues through October 4, 2014. This is an official Foteseptiembre USA exhibit.